BIO 253 HONDROS TEST 3 COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE AND ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
REVIEW 2026
◉ Physiology.
Answer: science that deals with the functions of the living organism
and its parts. How the body works
◉ Characteristics of life.
Answer: Responsiveness, conductivity, Growth, Respiration,
Digestion, Absorption, Secretion, Excretion, Circulation,
Reproduction
◉ Responsiveness.
Answer: Ability of an organism to sense, monitor and respond to
changes in both its internal and external environments
◉ Conductivity.
Answer: Capacity of living cells to transmit a wave of electrical
disturbance from one point to another within the body
◉ Growth.
,Answer: Organized increase in the size and number of cells and
therefore an increase in size of the individual or a particular organ
or part
◉ Respiration.
Answer: Exchange of respiratory gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)
between an organism and its environment
◉ Digestion.
Answer: process by which complex food products are broken down
into simpler substances that can be absorbed and used by individual
body cells
◉ Absorption.
Answer: movement of molecules, such as respiratory gases or
digested nutrients, through a membrane and into the body fluids for
transport to cells for use
◉ Secretion.
Answer: production and release of important substances, such as
digestive juices and hormones, for diverse body functions
◉ Excretion.
Answer: removal of waste products from the body
, ◉ Circulation.
Answer: movement of body fluids containing many substances from
one body area to another in a continuous, circular route through
hollow vessels
◉ Reproduction.
Answer: formation of new individual offspring
◉ autopoiesis.
Answer: living organisms are self-organizing or self-maintaining and
nonliving structures are not.
◉ cell theory.
Answer: any independent structure made up of one or more
microscopic units called cells is a living organism
◉ metabolism.
Answer: each characteristic of life is related to the sum total of all
the physical and chemical reactions occurring in the body
◉ levels of organization.
GUIDE AND ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
REVIEW 2026
◉ Physiology.
Answer: science that deals with the functions of the living organism
and its parts. How the body works
◉ Characteristics of life.
Answer: Responsiveness, conductivity, Growth, Respiration,
Digestion, Absorption, Secretion, Excretion, Circulation,
Reproduction
◉ Responsiveness.
Answer: Ability of an organism to sense, monitor and respond to
changes in both its internal and external environments
◉ Conductivity.
Answer: Capacity of living cells to transmit a wave of electrical
disturbance from one point to another within the body
◉ Growth.
,Answer: Organized increase in the size and number of cells and
therefore an increase in size of the individual or a particular organ
or part
◉ Respiration.
Answer: Exchange of respiratory gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)
between an organism and its environment
◉ Digestion.
Answer: process by which complex food products are broken down
into simpler substances that can be absorbed and used by individual
body cells
◉ Absorption.
Answer: movement of molecules, such as respiratory gases or
digested nutrients, through a membrane and into the body fluids for
transport to cells for use
◉ Secretion.
Answer: production and release of important substances, such as
digestive juices and hormones, for diverse body functions
◉ Excretion.
Answer: removal of waste products from the body
, ◉ Circulation.
Answer: movement of body fluids containing many substances from
one body area to another in a continuous, circular route through
hollow vessels
◉ Reproduction.
Answer: formation of new individual offspring
◉ autopoiesis.
Answer: living organisms are self-organizing or self-maintaining and
nonliving structures are not.
◉ cell theory.
Answer: any independent structure made up of one or more
microscopic units called cells is a living organism
◉ metabolism.
Answer: each characteristic of life is related to the sum total of all
the physical and chemical reactions occurring in the body
◉ levels of organization.
